20 Humanitarian NGOs | May 2, 2018 As national and international NGOs operating in Kachin and northern Shan, Myanmar, we are deeply troubled by yet further escalation of armed conflict, including clashes directly impacting civilians throughout April and continuing [...]
By Chit Min Htun / The Irrawaddy | May 3, 2018 YANGON — The Shan State Progressive Party/Shan State Army-North (SSPP/SSA-N) is likely to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), according to a peace broker between the government and [...]
By Ye Mon / Democratic Voice Burma (DVB) | May 2, 2018 Some 5,000 Kachin villagers, who abandoned their homes one month ago due to the proximity of armed clashes between Burmese government forces and the Kachin Independence army [...]
By Sai Wansai / Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN) | April 30, 2018 When Thein Sein-headed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) came into power, following the 2010 nationwide election, people were skeptical what would come out of [...]
Kachinland News | April 30, 2018 A Kachin youth group’s plan to establish a protest camp in front of the An Daw Shin monastery at Yan Gyi Awng Quarter in Myitkyina was thwarted by State government authorities on Monday [...]
Democratic Voice Burma (DVB) | April 30, 2018 Thousands in Kachin State’s capital Myitkyina joined a rally on Monday demanding safe passage for displaced civilians trapped amid clashes between the Burmese military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). The [...]
By Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint / The Irrawaddy | April 30, 2018 YANGON — The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) chief has issued a letter of encouragement to Kachin people who have been displaced by clashes. The letter dated April 28 [...]
Situation Report on Military Activity in KNLA Territory | April 26, 2018 According to reports from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) 7th Brigade, the Myanmar Tatmadaw (MT or the Myanmar Army) Military Operation Command 223 ordered LIBs 204, [...]
By Nyein Nyein | The Irrawaddy | April 27, 2018 CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Formal peace talks between the government and the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) have made progress, with the two sides agreeing to create a mechanism [...]
Documentary by Karen Peace Support Network (KPSN) | April 25, 2018 On March 4th, the Burma Army began the largest and most coordinated deployment of troops into Karen State’s Mutraw (Hpapun) district since 2008. More than 1,500 Burma Army [...]